The goals of the UW Epigenetics Program are to investigate, educate, and promote how the epigenome contributes to phenotype and homeostasis. The Program functions as a UW-Madison campus community to foster interdisciplinary collaborations with basic and translational research in epigenetics at the molecular, systems and organism level. Members of this community represent diverse but complementary disciplines that all seek to understand how the epigenome, in collaboration with the genome, control biological and molecular fate. Importantly, this understanding will lead to new insights into how humans and other organisms control their own epigenetic destiny by lifestyle, diet and other environmental factors.
Goals
Create and maintain a dynamic community that effectively shares expertise, skills and reagents to rapidly advance research in the broad field of epigenetics.
Enrich trainee (student and post-doc) experiences by engaging the diverse UW-Madison research community.
Establish a culture that creates opportunities to develop non-traditional collaborations.
Co-sponsor relevant outside seminar speakers.
Participate in actionable items that accelerate epigenetics research: (i)Writing grants for Program Projects and shared instrumentation (ii)Participation in workshops.
Develop courses/workshops that enhance understanding of epigenetic/chromatin.
Execute annual epigenetics retreat.
Facilitate monthly Epigenetics Group Discussions/seminars.
Create and maintain a dynamic community that effectively shares expertise, skills and reagents to rapidly advance research in the broad field of epigenetics.
Enrich trainee (student and post-doc) experiences by engaging the diverse UW-Madison research community.
Establish a culture that creates opportunities to develop non-traditional collaborations.
Co-sponsor relevant outside seminar speakers.
Participate in actionable items that accelerate epigenetics research: (i)Writing grants for Program Projects and shared instrumentation (ii)Participation in workshops.
Develop courses/workshops that enhance understanding of epigenetic/chromatin.
Execute annual epigenetics retreat.
Facilitate monthly Epigenetics Group Discussions/seminars.